It took 128 seconds for the former Strikeforce champ to secure a quick victory over the Barbarian as he locked on an inverted triangle choke. Former Strikeforce Middleweight champ Luke Rockhold return to the Octagon at UFC 172 against Tim Boetsch. Boetsch dove in for a takedown early. Rockhold took the opportunity to secure an inverted triangle choke. Tim did his best to escape the submission but, Rockhold was eventually able to tighten up the choke and secure the submission victory. In one of t read news >>

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold continues to mop up the rest of the 185-pound division, making longtime "Barbarian" Tim Boetsch look like some guy they pulled out of the stands last Sat. night (April 26, 2014) on the UFC 172 main card, which took place inside Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland (recap here). The first-round submission victory marks Rockhold's second big win since a debut loss to Vitor Belfort and inches him closer to a 185-pound title shot, which is com read news >>

PORTLAND, Ore. - Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold scored
his second defense of the company's 185-pound belt by outworking
challenger Tim Kennedy.
Rockhold looked sharp on his feet in the striking exchanges and was able
to control the majority of the grappling sequences, as well, cruising
to a unanimous-decision win.
The middleweight title fight was the main event of
Saturday's "Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy" event at Rose Garden
Arena in Portland, Ore. The bou read news >>

Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold hopes Tim Kennedy will engage him in a high-paced fight when they meet next month at "Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy."
But he's also concerned that Kennedy is going to slow down the fight with a game plan from coach Greg Jackson.
"I'm not the biggest fan of Greg Jackson game plans," Rockhold said during a conference call in support of the July event. "It's mixed martial arts. I quit wrestling for a reason, so I want to fight, and I'm look read news >>

Middleweight champ Luke Rockhold is in a cast for a month after suffering a broken right hand this past Saturday at "Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine."
He then moves on to rehab, where he anticipates he'll be able to punch things in a few weeks.
"I imagine I'm looking at eight weeks before I'm back in the gym," Rockhold today told MMAjunkie.com.
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NEW YORK/PORTLAND, Ore -- After his first round submission of Tim Boetsch at UFC 172 in Baltimore, MD this past April, Luke Rockhold, the number five middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), knew that he needed to find a sponsor that would provide him world class equipment to keep him protected in training as he waits for the UFC to provide him with his next opponent. "Ever since Run DMC came out with their shell toes and adidas track suits, I was hooked. I can't imagine a bette read news >>